25 Best Anime Characters Of All Time Brought to You By IGN, (Because They're Truly Are Great) Options

[Snow_Storm]

Revised list

1. Mikuru (Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya)
2. Kyon (Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya)
3. Tsuruya (Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya)
4. Asakura (Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya)
5. Nagato (Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya)
6. Haruhi (Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya)
7. Taniguchi (Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya)
8. Kyons sister (Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya)
9. Computer club president (Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya)
10. Itsuki (Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya)

I believe this a more accurate list.

Worst. List. EVER! I don't give a fuck if #4 is in my sig and avatar I still declare this the worst list ever.

Edited List

1. Spike (Cowboy Bebop)
2. Spike (Cowboy Bebop)
3. Spike (Cowboy Bebop)
4. Spike (Cowboy Bebop)
5. Spike (Cowboy Bebop)
6.Spike (Cowboy Bebop)
7.Spike (Cowboy Bebop)
8.Ed (Cowboy Bebop)
9. Faye (Cowboy Bebop)
10. Jet Black (Cowboy Bebop)

[Fearoftheunknown]

Rurouni kenshin is one of my favorites, and I feel Kenshin should be #1 or 2.
Dbz was good, though it got repetitive.

Lelouch is too new a character, and Naruto? Freakin naruto? We could put in pein, or kakashi, but instead lets put in naruto

I like naruto, It just doesnt belong

[Ziosin]

Rurouni kenshin is one of my favorites, and I feel Kenshin should be #1 or 2.

THAT I agree with. or at least another good character from the anime. Like Enishi (my avatar) from the manga, or Shishi-o Makoto.
More characters from Cowboy Bebop should be in order too. Maybe a couple from Black Lagoon or Slayers. How about some old Gundam characters?

See now, this list is trying to list the top 25 BEST anime characters ever. This is supposed to include something called CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT. Half the characters on that list lack this so called development. I think this is just a list of the most influential characters or something, because the fact that Naruto made number 6 ticks me off. He has VERY little character development in general. He's a very very generic anime character, and shouldn't have even made the top 20. Lelouche Lamprouge may be new, but he has at least 5 times more detail put into him than Naruto. Believe THAT, IGN. I think Naruto should be taken off the list entirely. This isn't a contest of influence, or popularity, it's a contest of who's the best, most detailed and defined characters in history.

GAH I hate Naruto so much, now that everybody ruined it by making it more a trend than an anime. Naruto-loving is what defines most american preteen-midteens now. Naruto is now more american and european than it is japanese.

Sorry you guys are witnessing my rants, but that list just made me BEYOND angry. It's so heartbreaking to see some of these characters get so high on the list when they're NOTHING compared to some of the lower ones, or even some of the ones that didn't make it on there.

[Otaku Son]

WTF? Why are only eleven of these twenty-five characters from pre-2000? Where's the Gundam representatives, like Char Aznable/Quattro Bejinna and/or Amuro Ray? Where's A-ko from Project A-ko? Cleopatra from Cleopatra, D.C? Belldandy from Ah! My Goddess? Kei and Yuri from Dirty Pair? Lina from Slayers, Deedlit from Record of Lodoss War. Ifurita from El Hazard. Tenchi Masaki... wait, no, Tenchi's not that cool. But Orgun from Detonator Orgun is cool! And if you want to get modern, how about Grave from Gungrave, and Naru from Love Hina.

Seriously, what newbie poser otaku put this list together? All these anime are the "cool and hip ones that all the cool kids are watching." And I get the feeling Astro Boy is not the original Astro Boy from the 60s, but rather the new remake.

I'm going to print out a copy of this list, just to wipe my ass with it after the next time I take a crap.

[The Rooster]

If the list is supposed to be based on influence, like I've heard some people say, where the hell is Renamon? If we want to talk influence, she did a whole hell of a lot more for the Digimon fanbase alone than Naruto did for poser otaku worldwide; she is to furries what Cher is to drag queens.

[Fearoftheunknown]

Why not make our own list of comic book characters? Not just manga, but all comics. And why not have a top 30?

My vote for top ten goes to Johnny c. from the series Johnny the homicidal maniac. My other vote goes to a certain bandaged, flame wielding madman, from rurouni kenshin.

You know who I'm talking about.

[Ereth]

THAT I agree with. or at least another good character from the anime. Like Enishi (my avatar) from the manga, or Shishi-o Makoto. More characters from Cowboy Bebop should be in order too. Maybe a couple from Black Lagoon or Slayers. How about some old Gundam characters?

Someone agrees with me about Slayers! I think I love you.

I also think Haruhi Fujioka could be on that list even though Ouran's fairly recent. She's such a refreshing character.

[Snow_Storm]

No wonder IGN get the butt of the joke of being call IGNorant.

[SatanBla]

Shin Mazinger has every kind of character you might ask for. Loli, noobs, badass men and women (as well as useless ones, moe type), crazy scientists, greek gods etc... Your pick!

[Show/Hide] bleah

[Chibichan]

Why is there no bleach or Full metal alchemist on this list!? Ed and Kon were great characters! Hillarious, too!

[Ereth]

Why is there no bleach or Full metal alchemist on this list!? Ed and Kon were great characters! Hillarious, too!

Ed's #7.

Ichigo made it on this list, too, but not Kon.

This post has been edited by Ereth: Oct 23 2009, 04:42 PM

[Chibichan]

Thank you, for my attention span has failed me again. I scanned the list and was like "jnjnfjdsfhjfjnd!" but I guess I never really looked at it. Kon should've made the list. It's too bad you don't really get to see him much in the anime, but he has his own radio show in the manga.

[Ereth]

Thank you, for my attention span has failed me again. I scanned the list and was like "jnjnfjdsfhjfjnd!" but I guess I never really looked at it. Kon should've made the list. It's too bad you don't really get to see him much in the anime, but he has his own radio show in the manga.

Don't mention it, Chibichan. I know what it's like to have a short attention span.

I have some catching up to do with Bleach in general . . . I didn't know Kon has his own radio show. That sounds hilarious.

[heheta123]

Here is my list

1:Roranoa Zoro(One Piece)
2:Hatake Kakashi(Naruto)
3:L(DeathNote)
4:Tony Tony Chopper(One Piece)
5:Tobi(Naruto)
6:Monkey D. Luffy(One Piece)
7:Goku(Dragon Ball)
8:Ryuk(DeathNote)
9:Edward Elric(Full Metal Alchemist)
10:Kisame(Naruto)


Well thats my list......


Zoro will kick your ass

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[Abominae]

Point 1. This should have tipped you off.

Steve Vai doesn't deserve to be mentioned. Ever.

This is not me being humorous. What the hell did he ever do for guitars that hadn't been done before?
Nothing.
What did he do for Rock music?
Nothing.

I've heard all the Roth/Alca/solo/etc. albums he's been on and I still think he's the most soulless guitarist I've ever heard.

F*** Steve Vai. Passion & Warfare sucked. It's the only CD I ever broke instead of returning because I thought it was a shame to let someone else waste money such a pathetic piece of sh*t album. His live performance is weak and uninspired and his guitars sound like they're made of plastic.

And I bought Metallica - St. Anger, but I gave it away. They deserved that much.

Oh my fucking god, you think that pretentious Swedish fucker Yngwie is a great guitarist? llA he can do is play arpeggios really really fast and that his music lacks any emotion whatsoever. Unlike Vai, the guy is an arrogant little rockstar that thinks because he knows everything about music theory, he's great.

Yngwie"great guitarist"?

Abso-f***ing-lutely. He's an amazing guitarist. World class.

Notice, however, that I said "G-U-I-T-A-R-I-S-T", not musician. And Yngwie's music is not totally lacking of soul, just mostly (Unlike this other little c*** sucker from New York who's made his career off the ball-sweat of real talent). But he is a total d*** and I would completely understand if someone wanted to kick his ass on principal. (I know a lot more about him than you give me credit)

There's this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrVzN5-Sqgc
of him being the hack he is.
"Yay, look at me! I can hit the neck of this guitar while playing a worthless solo with one hand!"
Worthless. And that's a hideous guitar to boot (Seriously... I'm not saying that because of how much Vai sucks... and he does suck).

And Vai plays Ibanez... That's the nail in coffin for me. Again, Satriani is the exception to this rule, but I've NEVER heard a Ibanez that I wanted. And I've played 3 different Vai models too. Not one was worth a f***.

And then, there's this, from a man who is very likely half machine, so it may not count. Unholy =
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-XfnkLdkjo...feature=related
Jax wants his arms back, btw.

While looking thru the links, I found this. I'm generous, so I'll share.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BynUZOJc8QI...feature=related
320 = Godly wrath. Be afraid
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On topic, however...

YOU STILL LEFT OUT ARUCARD!?

really... after all the Anne Rice, Stephenie Meyer, Wesley Snipes, and that p-o-s black and white (Nosferatu?), Arucard is the only vampire worth mentioning.

Well, no... that's not true... Leslie Nielson was absolutely amazing. As always.

[Snow_Storm]

^Are you done proving how much of an idiot you are yet? Seriously, you metal elitist are worst than fuckin' indie fags. You guys took the most manly music form there is and made it into pure faggotry with your bullshit elitism. Hey, maybe if I waste money on music theory classes an never know how to play music with emotion like you masturbation tool Yngwie, I could be a great musician myself!

Well, I would love to debate and all but like they say, when two morons argue, who's the fool? I'll let you have the honor in being the first and second fool while I just sit back and play innocent.

[Abominae]

Well, it seems someone ran out of steam really quick. This is what happens when you argue with someone who knows a thing or two before they argue a point. I can't stand Vai, but I'll wager I still know more of his history than you do.

And so what? What does that have to do with his skills as a musician? Nothing. But then you had to go and open your mouth and say this:

You guys took the most manly music form there is and made it into pure faggotry with your bullshit elitism. Hey, maybe if I waste money on music theory classes an never know how to play music with emotion like you masturbation tool Yngwie, I could be a great musician myself!

Now what am I supposed to do? The problem here is that Vai only has two things going for him: his music education and his speed. Malmsteen [b]invented[b] the genre Vai has the luxury of being called a "Virtuoso" in. And elitism? That'd be the hardcore Overkill fans. Overkill has been playing thrash before the "Big Four" (Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax, Megadeth) got around to it. So, technically, you could argue that Overkill was the first thrash band, but we won't get into that. The thing is, they've played nothing but hardcore thrash SINCE 1981 and have never stopped. So yeah... Not to mention, they play the hell out of their instruments.

Nu-metal was the metal genre where technical excellence was taboo. But before that, you had to know how to play your instrument before you could be in a metal band. Some didn't quite know the finer aspects of musicianship (Celtic Frost, for example), but were still very good.

So what are you arguing? That Vai is a superior guitarist than Malmsteen? Don't bet on it.
Do you think that Vai has superior musical skills than Malmsteen? ... You could argue that, but you'd probably lose as Malmsteen has composed music for an orchestral unit and the album is actually surprisingly good. But, as Dave Mustaine once said, "Eric Clapton can tell you a story with only four notes. Yngwie needs to do it in 100, but they are talking."

And don't call me an elitist. You don't know the first thing about me and if there's one thing I'm proud of it's that I'm a metal head who isn't an elitist. I just happen to hate Vai's guts based on what I know about him and what I continue to learn about him. I'm still waiting for a reason not to hate his sorry ass, but I haven't found it yet.

Okay, I'm done with that
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Does Devil Man count? He was one of the first anime icon's I was introduced to (back when I first got into anime) and what was shocking to me, then, was how violent the anime was. I still remember the scene where they butcher his girlfriend (and pin her little brother to the wall with an arrow thru the side of his head). Devil man loses it and goes berserk. The scene goes black and returns to show Devil man in the middle of a pool of blood (up to his calves) munching on someones arm.

Haha, I remember another one where he ripped off some girls tits and ate them.

F***ing violent. Badass.

Devil Man & Arucard. Those two get my vote for insane violence.

[gunsage]

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25. Yagami Light

There. Better.

[Oko]

>_> Take your guitar virtuoso preferences out of this thread, guys. This is for anime only.

[Snow_Storm]

>_> Take your guitar virtuoso preferences out of this thread, guys. This is for anime only.

I already have drop it. Didn't I said imma let the other guy be both fools? I am the innocent party here! He still wants to agrue about it even after I said I didn't want to.